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Order of subject, object, and verb
Afrikaans is an SOV + V2 language and therefore exhibits a range of different word orders.
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Subject-verb-object (SVO) Frequency: 41.2%
Example 29-2:
Jan gooi die water weg.
Jan
John
gooi
throws
die
def
.
art
water
water
weg.
away
John throws the water away.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Subject-object-verb (SOV) Frequency: 41.2%
Example 29-1:
omdat Jan die water weggooi
omdat
because
Jan
John
die
def
.
art
water
water
weg-gooi
away-throws
because John throws away the water
Confidence:
Very certain
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Verb-subject-object (VSO) Frequency: 17.6%
Example 29-3:
Daarom gooi Jan die water weg.
Daarom
therefore
gooi
throws
Jan
John
die
def
.
art
water
water
weg.
away
For that reason, John is throwing away the water.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Language:
Afrikaans
Feature:
Order of subject, object, and verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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